Do objects of darker colour absorb more heat only through light or even through conduction(like heat transfer by fire)?

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Answer 1

There are three possible way to transfer heat:

• Conduction

• Convection

• Irradiation

Object of darker colours absorb more heat through irradiation, but their colour doesn’t influence their ability to absorb heat in other ways.

That said, a lot of the heat from a fire is dispersed through irradiation, so they do absorb it. Fire does not conduce heat, it irradiates it. A hot piece of metal conducts heat.